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    • Grinding bone sample for radioisotope carbon-14 dating.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 28 June 2017 Size: 4.8 MB Referencing Hub media

    The cleaned bone sample is then ground up into smaller pieces to speed up chemical reaction with the acid in the next stage.

    Acknowledgement: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

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